All the latest transfer gossip on Wolves, Albion, Villa, Walsall and Blues.

WOLVES

Hull will be back in with a basic £2.5million move for wantaway Wolves midfielder Seyi Olofinjana.

ALBION

Albion have resigned themselves to missing out on West Ham centre-half James Collins, after being informed that the Welshman will not be leaving Upton Park this summer.

Albion have been linked with a big move for Sunderland captain Dean Whitehead.

VILLA

Villa face opposition from Hull if they wish to sign Portsmouth full-back Noe Paramot.

Reports in Spain are suggesting that Villa manager Martin O’Neill is stepping up his bid for Real Sociedad goalkeeper Asier Riesgo.

WALSALL

It is looking increasingly unlikely that trial striker Stephen Cooke will land himself a deal at the Banks’s Stadium.

BLUES

Birmingham have told QPR to forget about signing defender Martin Taylor.

The Blues are proposing taking Derby midfielder Stephen Pearson on loan, with a view to making the move permanent when he recovers from a groin tear.

We have scoured the back pages and the internet to bring you the latest gossip.

We are not saying they’re true – just that they are out there.